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Baby Idrees’s short life to be remembered by mother’s London Marathon fundraiser

A mother of three will remember her much-loved baby son who died after being born with a heart defect when she runs her first London Marathon on Sunday. Sanam Saleh, 35, from Blackburn, Lancashire, had three miscarriages before she became pregnant ...

01 Oct 2022 at 17:25

Nursery nurse who lost father to heart attack to run London Marathon for charity

A nursery nurse whose father died unexpectedly from a heart attack will run the London Marathon next Sunday in his memory. Hannah Evans, 24, from Carmarthen, Wales, is raising money for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) following the death of ...

27 Sept 2022 at 09:05

Solicitor to run London Marathon for heart charity after death of sister, 16

A solicitor whose 16-year-old sister died following a cardiac arrest is running the London Marathon to raise awareness of genetic heart conditions. Hannah Halden’s sister Lona had been diagnosed at the age of 15 with hypertrophic ...

27 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Woman who ‘couldn’t run to front door’ doing London Marathon in father’s honour

A mother-of-two who once “couldn’t even run to the front door” is taking on the London Marathon in memory of her father who died 10 years ago from heart failure. Navinder Molyneux said her world “came to a complete halt” when ...

30 Sept 2022 at 15:01

Cardiac nurse who survived lung cancer to run London Marathon for heart charity

A cardiac nurse who survived lung cancer is running the London Marathon to raise money for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Claire Wilding, 46, was diagnosed with lung cancer 10 years ago, soon after running her first ...

30 Sept 2022 at 14:23

Heart attack patient waited 40 minutes for ambulance to arrive

A charity has warned that more lives will be lost if extreme delays in care for heart patients continue. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said that average ambulance waits for category two calls in England, which ...

13 Oct 2022 at 21:19

Cardiac arrest survivor urges people to learn CPR this World Heart Day

A woman saved by a stranger after suffering a cardiac arrest at the gym has urged everyone to arm themselves with the crucial skill of CPR. Marking World Heart Day and just ahead of the London Marathon, people are ...

29 Sept 2022 at 01:01

New virtual reality technology could help repair hearts

New virtual reality (VR) technology could improve outcomes for the thousands of patients who undergo surgery for heart defects present from birth. Every day in the UK around 13 babies are diagnosed with ...

15 Feb 2022 at 20:25

What are the causes and symptoms of heart failure?

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) estimates 920,000 people are living with heart failure in the UK and there are around 200,000 new diagnoses every year. – What is heart failure? Heart failure does ...

14 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Professor who lost brother to heart disease to cycle across US in fundraiser

A public health expert who lost her brother to heart disease is gearing up to ride coast-to-coast across the US to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Jill Pell, Professor of Public ...

26 Apr 2023 at 14:25

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Former Olympic gymnast Ellie Downie: I don’t think losing my brother will ever really make sense

Nothing can undo the pain of losing a loved one. But former Team GB gymnast Ellie Downie says becoming a British Heart Foundation ambassador has been helping her cope with the loss of her ...

26 Apr 2023 at 10:00

AI could help improve heart attack diagnosis, study suggests

Artificial intelligence (AI) could be “transformational” in improving heart attack diagnosis to reduce pressure on emergency departments, a new study suggests. Doctors could soon use an ...

11 May 2023 at 16:00

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